The world's first robotic vertical farm utilizing automated cubic storage

Added on 14 May 2025

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The world's first robotic vertical farm utilizing automated cubic storage

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AutoStore™ – In a warehouse outside Phoenix, thousands of herbs and vegetables are growing in robot-powered bins, moving smoothly through a towering, Rubik’s cube-like grid. This is Opollo Farm: a fully automated vertical farming system built by AutoStore and OnePointOne.

Robots move crops through a precision-controlled environment, adjusting their position to deliver the perfect balance of water and nutrients. The result? Harvest-ready greens in just 15 days - about half the time of traditional farming - and grown just miles from where they're consumed.

Opollo Farm is designed to tackle some of the biggest challenges in agriculture today: labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, water scarcity, and the demand for fresher, locally grown food. The system is already up and running, supplying leafy greens and herbs to Whole Foods Market stores in the Phoenix area under the “Willo” brand.